Fundraising Assistant

A bit about us

Founded in 2012 by a group of neighbors working out of a church basement. Evening and weekend events come up a few times a year.

The role

We are backfilling a position after an internal move. Joining the operations team, reporting to the Director of Development. Our team is spread across 14 countries. Headquarters is in Fresno. Contract role, full-time hours, paid in USD at the end of each month. You will need at least 3 hours of overlap with US Pacific time. Day-to-day communication is in Slack and Google Meet.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of mid-level and major donors, with quarterly goals for visits and asks.
• Prepare donor acknowledgments within 48 hours of a gift.
• Report weekly on progress toward revenue goals.
• Coordinate peer-to-peer and online giving campaigns.
• Track every donor interaction and gift in Raiser's Edge, Bloomerang or Salesforce.
• Steward donors with updates, tours and impact reports.
• Write appeal letters and email campaigns for year-end and spring giving.
• Follow donor privacy and gift acceptance policies.

Skills and experience

• 1+ years of fundraising experience with a track record of closing gifts.
• Strong writing for appeals and donor letters.
• Experience planning fundraising events with 300+ guests.
• Organised with revenue targets and deadlines.
• Proficient in a donor database such as Raiser's Edge, Bloomerang or Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud.

Perks and benefits

Salary: $1,050 - $1,200/month

• Company laptop.
• Paid time off.
• Annual rate review.

Tell us your notice period and what salary you are looking for.

Duration: 12 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Fresno Community Services.